Temporary Street Laborer

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #157: TEMPORARY STREETS LABORER

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT:
Public Works/Streets

WORK LOCATION: MOC HIRING

RANGE: $15.00/hourly

DAYS WORKED:
Monday – Friday

HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED:
Open Until Filled

Job Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Under the supervision of Street Division Foreman, performs routine street maintenance

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #157: TEMPORARY STREETS LABORER

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT:
Public Works/Streets

WORK LOCATION: MOC HIRING

RANGE: $15.00/hourly

DAYS WORKED:
Monday – Friday

HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

TYPE OF POSITION:
Temporary

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED:
Open Until Filled



Job Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Under the supervision of Street Division Foreman, performs routine street maintenance

construction tasks, including a wide variety of semi-skilled manual tasks and extends to the

operation of light to medium sized automotive equipment.

Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationships

with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City.

Operates jack-hammers, vibrating skid plate tampers, chain saws, weed eaters, hand picks,

shovels, brooms, rakes, pitch forks, pruners and other miscellaneous hand tools.

Operates snow control equipment.

Operates steel wheel rollers, rubber tire rollers, crack sealing machine, loaders, water trucks and

similar equipment.

Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquid

magnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash,

weeds, tree limbs, dirt, rock, sand and gravel.

Performs heavy manual labor duties out-of-doors in extreme weather conditions.

Operates and works around noisy equipment, vibrating equipment.

Frequent exposure to gasoline, diesel, paint and asphalt fumes.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

Non-essential Duties

Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas and/or setting up

traffic control devices.

Assists in setting up and cleaning of job sites.

Cleans weeds, trash, and other debris from work site.

Performs custodial tasks.

Provides minor equipment maintenance inspections such as greasing, checking oil, transmission

fluid and water.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be

performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the

position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Qualifications

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy

which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable

suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Extensive background checks required.

This position requires a baseline audiometric examination.

Valid New Mexico or state of current residency driver's license with acceptable driving record

for the past three years.

One year of work experience in a construction related field involving the operation of trucks or

other related light automotive equipment, or equivalent vocational training courses.

Must have a telephone at residence.

Must be willing and able to be on 24 hour call at times.

Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City

personnel and the public.

Tools & Equipment

Experience operating dump trucks, water trucks, crack sealing machine, jack-hammers, steel

wheel and rubber tire rollers, vibrating skid plate tampers, hand picks and shovels, chain saws,

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